Detoxing for kids??

Hi my 3 year old has been testing negative for Lyme but about 6 months ago tested positive for Lyme and babesia. I had it while pregnant with her and didn't know. I have her on a natural protocol but I was wondering how do you gently detox a child? I give her lemon water, and sometimes add apple cider vinegar to her juice. Are detoxing baths ok? If so how much of each ingredient for a child. Thanks for looking

Hi Positive!

When I was little and growing up, I was always getting into trouble (tomboy trouble) and sprained my ankles, etc.  I remember my mother would add epsom salts to my nightly bath when I hurt myself playing, oh yeah, I played hard...

Anyway, I believe it's safe to give your 3 year old detox baths..  Just not so much epsom salts..  And body warm temperature water...  Below are a couple of links (there are probably many more articles but I haven't looked for them yet):

http://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/problems/treating/epsom-salt-baths3.htm

http://www.20somethingallergies.com/detox-bath-method-and-recipes/

Below is a link to an Australian site (you can google kg to pounds):

http://claybaths.com.au/professional/children.html

Hope this helps,

Denise

How about teas? I know there are a lot of detoxing teas on the market - I usually try to add them into my daily routine - lots of good herbs in small amounts that probably add up to a gentle yet effective detoxing strategy. Of course it's always a good idea to run it by a doctor, though I'd guess that if there's no disclaimer or anything on the label, they'd be considered pretty safe.

Oil pulling is also really safe - you can just look it up online there's plenty of information about it - it's basically just swishing oil around in your mouth for 20 minutes on an empty stomach to stimulate detoxification - I've taken it up recently (I use sesame oil) and I think it's been effective. Might be a tough one to get a kid to sign off on though. Other than that - a good clean diet, including good clean water, is always really helpful for detoxing. You can try some green juice too - there's a brand called naked juice that's in most supermarkets that I've given to 2 different toddlers recently and they both love it! Mostly you taste the fruit juice in it, but there's plenty of good green stuff in there - algaes and spirulina, more stuff than I can remember off the top of my head - that might be a good option as well!